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Youth Girls GFR Retreat - Jun 25

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 02:57
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Youth Girls GFR Retreat - Jun 25

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 02:57

Youth Girls GFR Retreat led by Dhni. Abhaydana and Ojogita supported by Vajradharini.

In these retreat explores Importance of Going for Refugee and Why Ordination?

It was good to see some of the retreatant who has attended one month resident training with Dhni. Padmasuri
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Gifts From My Teachers

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 00:00
A personal talk about gifts and teachings that Satyaraja has received from his Teachers, from the first retreat with S. N. Goenka in India early 1970's, to his first contact with Triratna and meeting Bhante Sangharakshita a few years later, to several very significant meetings with Bhante, and concluding with what his two kalyana mitras, Kamalashila and Padmavajra, have given and what they mean to him. Given at Stockholms Buddhistcenter, 23 June 2025.
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Death of Gunapala

From Order Connection on Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 - 17:09

Death of Gunapala

From Order Connection on Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 - 17:09

Gunapala passed away peacefully at home in Alves, near Elgin in the Scottish Highlands, on Monday 23rd June, aged 70. His wife, Maitrihridaya, was by his side.

Gunapala was born on 16th November 1954 in Otorohanga, New Zealand.  He first met Bhante in Auckland in 1975, aged 20, and soon joined the first men’s community there. In 1979, inspired by Sangharakshita’s second visit, he moved to London, living at Sukhavati and working with Friends Building Service. His Dharma...
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Crossing the Stream: The Life and Legacy of Sangharakshita

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 - 14:32

Crossing the Stream: The Life and Legacy of Sangharakshita

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 - 14:32

DISCOVERING THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF TRIRATNA’S FOUNDER
SATURDAY 6TH – WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

Get to know the man at the heart of Triratna!

Join us for five days of practice, dialogue, storytelling and contemplation as we explore the life and teachings of Sangharakshita, the founding teacher of the Triratna Buddhist Community. Through talks, meditation and discussion we will trace how one man’s journey—from post-war Britain to...
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Alexbeard

Do you struggle to integrate your “spiritual life” into your work life?

From Future Dharma on Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 - 12:31
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Do you struggle to integrate your “spiritual life” into your work life?

From Future Dharma on Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 - 12:31

Join us live on July 10!

Do you struggle to integrate your “spiritual life” into the rest of your life, particularly your busy work life? It’s a challenge for many people just like you who want to practice a life of mindfulness and kindness.

In the next full moon session, on July 10th,...
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Great Ocean (Part 2): Affinity

From Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 21:58

Great Ocean (Part 2): Affinity

From Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 21:58

Arriving back in England Sangharakshita formed a friendship with Terry Delamare, who worked in advertising. Their brief but devoted companionship was an antidote to the mid 60s world of British Buddhism and they shared a love of travel. After its partial decriminalisation Sangharakshita embarked on a couple of homosexual relationships.

The film covered Bhante’s return to England and the founding of the Order. I thought it was a brilliant piece of work covering some painful and sensitive topics in an informative, helpful

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Health of Danakamala

From Order Connection on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 10:30

Health of Danakamala

From Order Connection on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 10:30

Dear Order Members,

As you may already know, Danakamala, based in Portsmouth, NH USA, has been living with multiple medical challenges for some time now. He started dialysis early this spring and is currently experiencing a complication from one of the devices they inserted in his arm a few weeks ago. This resulted in a serious blood infection that we are now learning has most likely led to osteomyelitis (infection of bone) in his mid back. Further...
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Death of Rijudaya

From Order Connection on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 10:03

Death of Rijudaya

From Order Connection on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 10:03

Dear Order Members,

Dharmachari Rijudaya from Falkirk, Scotland, died peacefully in hospital on Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 11.15am UK time. His sister Shirley-Ann and his personal nurse were with him when he took his last breath. I arrived 80 minutes later, having driven in from Dhanakosa. Kamala and his preceptor Dharmapala arrived soon after and we chanted verses of blessing. He had been talking with them both the previous day and was at peace, letting...
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Our New Shrine room

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 08:37

Our New Shrine room

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Mon, 23 Jun, 2025 - 08:37

Hi all. 
 

to liberate our living quarters and create a dedicated Shrineroom which will serve us well whilst we continue to fundraise for the larger project of the conversion of the back patio into a Sacred Space we have renovated the downstairs garage into a wonderful luminous meditation space. 

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